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randome

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5. So saying to be careful that China doesn't spy on us is hypocrisy?

Reply to DirkGently (Reply #4)

Tue May 13, 2014, 09:55 AM

May 2014

Every country spies on every other country. What this oh-so-important article fails to mention is what is meant by 'routine'. Is he implying that the NSA intercepts every shipment out of the U.S.? That's sheer idiocy to believe that.

Did he bother to find out whether the intercepts are as a result of targeted individuals? Nope again. This is just more vague fear-mongering. Journalists are supposed to ask pertinent questions. Greenwald does not.
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Glenn Greenwald: how the NSA tampers with US-made internet routers [View all] baldguy May 2014 OP

They've also been implanting control chips in the brains of the New Yorkers they export to Brazil! struggle4progress May 2014 #1

How's this for ignorant? Wilms May 2014 #2

The keyword is "exported." MineralMan May 2014 #3

The NSA is supposed to serve "national security." DirkGently May 2014 #4

So saying to be careful that China doesn't spy on us is hypocrisy? randome May 2014 #5

Yes. Doing what you criticize others for doing is hypocrisy. DirkGently May 2014 #7

How is this part of whistle blowing about Domestic Surveillance? JoePhilly May 2014 #6

Depends on whose equipment has been intercepted. DirkGently May 2014 #8

So nothing to do with domestic surveillance. JoePhilly May 2014 #10

They are NOT intercepting everything. It's ludicrous to think that. randome May 2014 #11

It's ludicrous to think they should try. DirkGently May 2014 #15

"The NSA does not have a mandate to just generally spy on the entire world." Um, yes. Yes they do. msanthrope May 2014 #13

Well you and Peter King (R NY) agree. Pres. Obama does not. DirkGently May 2014 #14

Oh please....don't mistake political theatre for reality. nt msanthrope May 2014 #16

Oh, wow. So Obama was being dishonest? DirkGently May 2014 #17

Sure greeny LOL, I'm sure the Chinese are too stupid to use wireshark LOL snooper2 May 2014 #9

HAHAHA What a nut job. As if the NSA has the manpower to intercept US Servers sold overseas. 951-Riverside May 2014 #12

"Agent Mike, there's a parcel headed for China! Activate the Go Team!" randome May 2014 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan May 2014 #19

Huh, I only see one rofl in this thread so far mindwalker_i May 2014 #20